# The Great American Songbook

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- Authors: [Sam Allingham](https://www.bookquiver.com/sam-allingham)
- Publisher: Deep Vellum Publishing
- ISBN: 978-09-8927-599-6
- Pages: 182
- Published: 2018-06-21
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

For the characters in these stories, love and music are almost indistinguishable. A famous songwriting duo is destroyed by their creative differences, a jazz musician is consumed by his inability to speak or play, a man takes a pop song literally and charts his love onto buildings. These stories cover songs and riff on melodies. They unearth chords that bridge the gap between past and present. A playful, elegant debut collection, The Great American Songbook explores the profound hold that music has on our lives.